"Sister, look what I brought!"
Concubine Yang called outside the door.
After finishing, he walked into the palace.
As soon as he entered, he saw Li Shimin also there.
I couldn't help being surprised.
Why is Li Shimin here too?
He bowed quickly.
"I have met Your Majesty!"
"Concubine Yang, are you here too?"
Li Shimin said softly.
And Queen Changsun asked: "Sister, what did you bring?"
Only then did Concubine Yang think of what she was doing here.
I didn't expect Li Shimin to be here just now.
"Oh, I forgot about it too!"
Concubine Yang was carrying a basket in her hands.
There seems to be something inside.
When she took it out, both Queen Changsun and Li Shimin were shocked.
"What is this? Why are there all white things inside?"
Queen Changsun asked.
"Are these transparent glass bottles? Is this a new thing invented by that boy? Concubine Yang, do you want to give this to the queen?"
Li Shimin was very curious, were these things for fun? Or something like rouge? He didn't understand it very much. He couldn't figure out what it was?
Concubine Yang held glass bottles in her hands.
There are also lids stuffed on top.
"Bottle? No, no, no, the main thing I give you is not the bottle, but the content in this bottle. It's shocking!"
"thing?"
They both asked at the same time.
What can shock people?
They were even more puzzled.
"Yes, look at the white things in here. What are they?"
Queen Changsun looked at it for a long time, but she couldn't figure out why.
Li Shimin was even more puzzled.
It just looks familiar.
Where have you seen it?
But I can't figure out what it is.
Finally, both gave up.
"Sister, you better tell me, what is here? I can't guess."
Concubine Yang glanced at the two of them and looked to the side, but did not see the lychee next to Li Shimin.
But Li Shimin moved the lychee to the side with some embarrassment.
Queen Changsun also understood.
Yes, this kind of good thing should be shared, but Li Shimin only took care of Queen Changsun and did not think of Concubine Yang. If she knew, she would definitely be unhappy.
Concubine Yang didn't particularly care.
Only two words were said.
"litchi!"
As soon as these words came out, they were shocked.
Li Shimin thought he was talking about the lychees behind him, so he said: "I had people transport these lychees from Lingnan, but they were broken on the way. I wanted to put them here with the queen, and then let you eat them together. It's really true. It’s a pity that it’s broken. If it wasn’t broken, everyone could still enjoy it together!”
Li Shimin took out the lychee and said.
These lychees are just a little bit, not enough for so many concubines to eat.
In the entire palace, there are not only concubines, but also princes and princesses.
If there is a share, these people will all get it.
By then, it’s possible that one person won’t be able to eat even one.
Queen Changsun was also a little embarrassed.
After all, this is Li Shimin's kindness to himself.
I didn't expect it to be discovered.
She also said: "Your Majesty is right. The journey is too far. It is indeed bad luck. Look at all these lychees that are spoiled!"
Concubine Yang was stunned.
But there was no intention of blaming them in his eyes.
She smiled.
This smile made the two of them feel embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, sister, I'm talking about lychees in this glass vase! What are you thinking?"
What! ?
The two of them were shocked and a little embarrassed.
I don’t believe it either, it’s lychee inside.
"Lychee doesn't look like this, how could it be possible? Where is its skin? Where did it go?"
Li Shimin didn't believe it.
This is not the lychee he has seen before!
He's also bigger!
It’s bigger than what Li Shimin sent!
Concubine Yang said, "This is a peeled lychee, put in this glass vase. Do you understand?"
"Why are you pretending to be here?"
Concubine Yang said very proudly: "This is something invented by Min'er. It has a professional name, called can!"
can?
The two of them were even more confused.
Speaking of cans, the earliest cans were made of glass bottles with cork and wire tightly plugged into the bottle mouth.
In 1795, Napoleon led his troops to fight in all directions. The sailors on the ship suffered from scurvy because they could not eat fresh vegetables, fruits and other foods. Because the front line is too long, a large amount of food will rot and deteriorate after being transported to the front line. After continuous research and practice, Frenchman Nicolas finally found a good way: put the food into wide-mouth glass bottles and plug the bottles with corks. Open the mouth, heat it in a steamer, plug the cork tightly, and seal it with wax. And canned it.
At this time, Li Min also used this method to make canned food.
And it set up a factory in Lingnan as early as a month ago.
He also sent people to Taizhou, found Su Dan, asked him to come forward, and built the factory with his own money.
A large amount of fruit was put into cans and transported to Chang'an. This is another move to make money and benefit the people!
Concubine Yang was the one who got the first batch of cans in advance.
She knows how to share very well, and Li Min gave her enough.
So, when she got the can, she immediately thought of Queen Changsun.
Unexpectedly, Queen Changsun and Li Shimin hid and prepared to eat lychees.
But she didn't feel anything at all.
"What's the use of this can?"
Li Shimin asked.
"You can preserve fruits, seafood and other items for more than half a year, and still maintain the taste of these items."
Concubine Yang tried her best to speak according to her own understanding.
Li Shimin and Empress Changsun understood.
"So, this kid invented this thing? And what does he want to do?"
Queen Changsun asked.
"Of course we have to do business. He said that fruits and seafood from the south can be sold at high prices in the north. It only takes two months to make back all the investment, and there will be a lot of income every day. Regardless of summer or winter, as long as there are cans, food can be preserved no matter how far away it is. He also said that he will do some research next to extend the time to a year!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin was shocked.
In this case, for myself, that is a great thing.
At this time, the distance between the east and west sides of Tang Fen was far away.
Once heavy snow closes the mountains, the roads are basically impassable.
The last time the soldier got sick, it was because he had no vegetables and fruits to eat.
If this thing exists, it must be very beautiful.
At the same time, he sighed in his heart.
Is there anything else that Li Min doesn't know?
At this time, Queen Changsun asked a key question.
"Then what does this canned lychee taste like?"
She got to the point.
Li Shimin also wanted to know.
